Name details

Wilson Pass

Wilson Pass (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Wilson Pass  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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United States Gazetteer Id 133760

Feature type: Pass (2e)

Origin

This name originates from United States of America. It is part of the United States Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

A glacier pass at c. 400 m, running NW-SE between Bowditch Crests and Rock Pile Peaks on Bermel Peninsula, Bowman Coast. The pass leads from Solberg Inlet to Mobiloil Inlet. The feature was photographed from the air by Lincoln Ellsworth, 1935, the USAS, 1939-41, and RARE, 1947-48. Named after Alison Wilson, of the Center for Polar Archives, National Archives, Washington, DC, who has been associated with Antarctic research from 1957; member, U.S. Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names, 1974-94; Chair, 1986-93.

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Location

Latitude:
68° 26' 00.0" S
-68.43333°
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Longitude:
65° 15' 00.0" W
-65.25000°
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Altitude:
400 m
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Map

Source

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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

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Approval status

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